Sheffield Hallam University, established in 1992, is one of the UK’s largest and most diverse universities, currently supporting 30,175 students of whom 4,400 are international students.
Sheffield Hallam University offers over 700 courses, with the new Hertha Ayrton STEM Centre, a regional hub of excellence opening recently to offer courses in science, technology, engineering and maths, and is also one of the largest providers of nursing and midwifery education in the UK.
Why Studiosity?
Sheffield Hallam University students are from many varied backgrounds, including a large commuter cohort, that often need additional support and additional help. With out-of-hours support being the number one request from students, the university needed to look at other ways of providing 24/7 support, in addition to their existing ‘core hours’ offering via the central skills centre and skills team.
During 2020, the pandemic clearly threw up a set of unprecedented challenges for the entire sector, with many students being forced out of the study mindset for months. Studiosity was one of the tools used by Sheffield Hallam University to help to re-engage students and develop their online learning skills, considered by the university as key to their longer term success.
Jennifer Fearon, Head of Skills has been instrumental in helping to create a successful partnership with Studiosity and stresses the essential collaborative approach:
“...part of the work that we've been doing over the last three years with Studiosity is for students to understand that it's very much a part and parcel of our academic skills development. "
The service allows students to provide feedback each time they use the service. Here is a selection of comments provided by Sheffield Hallam students:
“Good explanation on ways to improve and also on what has been done well.” Writing Feedback - Postgraduate
“Super happy with this feedback. It was so detailed on both strengths and weaknesses. Big confidence booster and a better understanding on the structure mistakes I often make. Big thanks to Olivia for her time.” Writing Feedback - 1st Year Undergraduate
“The person who I talked to was brilliant. She had explained what I needed to do so well. I was feeling really anxious, however now I am not.” Connect Live - 3rd Year Undergraduate
“Thank you so much you are a lifesaver!” Connect Live - 1st Year Undergraduate
“Very helpful, feeling more confident for my report now. Will definitely use this service again if everyone else is as helpful as her!” Student Connect - 1st Year Undergraduate
“Molly was a great help! I was really stuck and couldn't figure out how to go about this task. I feel more confident and have a better understanding on how to both tackle and answer this question. I really appreciate the help!!!” Student Connect - 1st Year Undergraduate
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